Method and apparatus for facilitating use of hypertext links on the World Wide Web
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1. A computer-implemented method for automatically linking phrases in text, the method comprising:
- a) storing linkable phrases in a database;
b) receiving submitted text, wherein the submitted text contains at least one submitted phrase that matches a first linkable phrase in the database, and wherein the submitted phrase contains a shorter key that matches a second linkable phrase in the database;
c) searching the submitted text for an occurrence of a linkable phrase;
d) giving precedence to the submitted phrase over the shorter key it contains;
e) returning information corresponding to the found submitted phrase as output.
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Abstract
A database server contains pointers to useful information, such as on the World Wide Web. Users of the server may have hypertext links added automatically into documents they submit. Users may additionally contribute to the link database, thereby extending it, and may add additional qualifying information pertaining to the links.
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1. A computer-implemented method for automatically linking phrases in text, the method comprising:
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a) storing linkable phrases in a database; b) receiving submitted text, wherein the submitted text contains at least one submitted phrase that matches a first linkable phrase in the database, and wherein the submitted phrase contains a shorter key that matches a second linkable phrase in the database; c) searching the submitted text for an occurrence of a linkable phrase; d) giving precedence to the submitted phrase over the shorter key it contains; e) returning information corresponding to the found submitted phrase as output. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for automatically linking phrases in text, comprising:
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a) a computer processor; b) a storage medium containing stored linkable phrases; c) text input means for receiving submitted text, wherein the submitted text contains at least one submitted phrase that matches a first linkable phrase, and wherein the submitted phrase contains a shorter key that matches a second linkable phrase; d) matching means for searching the submitted text and finding an occurrence of the submitted phrase in preference over the shorter key it contains, thereby determining a found submitted phrase; e) output means for returning information corresponding to the found submitted phrase. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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